"The Spanish bid before the vote in their interview said they would have about seven or eight votes and it happened this way, so they were right in their assessment.

"We did not find any spirit or atmosphere of collusion.

"We are grateful to all Fifa members who supported us."

Security concerns

Sorokin also rejected worries over possible security concerns about the finals being staged in Russia.

"They [security concerns] will be addressed by perfect organisation of that tournament, including security measures," added Sorokin.

"We have a lot of experience in that we have hosted a lot of international events without a single security issue, without a single incident and World Cup 2018 will not be an exception. It will be very well organised."